AMZN put/call volume ratio held at 0.44 within 3 weeks, against 0.90 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 11:16 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/amzn-term-structure, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 56,943 put and 128,214 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 12,226 put and 13,631 call contracts. By 11:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
< 3 wks128,214 C / 56,943 P
1-3 mo13,631 C / 12,226 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 11:01 ET. Session volume from delayed options chain snapshots, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Totals cover the strikes captured around the money, not every listed strike. Not individual trades. Premium is an estimate: volume times the quote midpoint.
Measure
Value
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
128,214
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
56,943
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
13,631
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
12,226
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.44x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.90x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.49x
Why it fired
Rule
near/far put/call tilt >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x its baseline median
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.495
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 123; Far puts: 99; Near calls: 189; Near puts: 160
The median is AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 4,563 call and 1,005 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
AMZN puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.4x their open interest, by 13:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AMZN's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 3,041 put and 1,950 call contracts by 12:56 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,768 call and 554 put contracts by 10:36 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 6 sessions. 2,091 call and 512 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.